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is a mere creature ofcircnmstancrs
and therefore not a responsible free
agent; but if another MAJ shcnl
pick his pocket, or forge his name
or set fire to his house, he would lie
very certain toshold him resrors
Bile. Whenever one says, q didn't
it is an acknowledgment that cir.
Icnmstanees are not omnipotent-.
there is an II back of the cream,
stances, and that IL is a being
VITO has power Of choice. Edo
not mean to affirm that the for::s
of circumstances can be overco ne;
in some cases.. without a terriliHa..
agonizing effort. For these out
side influences these things which
stand alonnd' us may encIrcle our
path with tongMs of fire,andswes
may not be able to break thrcug1
them without being scorched anil
burned to the very bone. Let. thays-
man rejoice and give thanks VIII
IissneYert thus sorely tempted; a.,
THAT man give spro found hank.Iss
ky1os E5ia7 bSean Il l;s
l!heen delivered from tlle CYL -: -:7:.5
| For. lie comes out ofEtbe contest
strongerstllan he was before, and
better able to fight again, it lJ
should be so ordered.
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do not accept the-the subscrip-
tion. if we can get along wit'lnut
it?u Here Mrs. Hewitt broke down
utterly, her blue eyes swimming III
tears.
Then the better quality of Mrs.
Trewin's heart came uppernost.-
She drew the little woman's head
down upon her broad brest and
soothed her as a mother might a
child.
Owe got hack all my faith in God
and man. said Mrs. Hewett,
smiling through her tears, and l
never mean to let 60 my hold on 1T
again
At the dinner table she related
to the doctor the sum andsubstance
of Mrs. Hewett's recital.
II am sorry miSiudged Deborah,
and intend TO tell her SOL sud che.
sBntshc might have said,she meant
Ito help them. And why can't she
Ss2ostllings5Iikesothe rp eonle ~
Pre- irls pare dFa 20 tato INST 4;
Hence. - s So ls
sT suppose it's her-way,A contin.-
ued his wife, muslngly.
It's a very good way said the
doctor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-01-22
Queer Case

a young woman from the coun-
try sued her ex.sweetheart for
breach of promise, and the lawyers
were as usual making all sorts OF
lnuuisitlve questions.
You say remarked one. that
the defendant frequently sat very
close to yons'
yes. was the reply, with a blush.
'How closer
CLOSE enough So'es one cheer was
all the settin' room needed
.And you Say he put his arm
around you!'
No / didn't
.What did you say, theni'
Il said he put both arms around
me-
Then what7'
"He Rugged me-
very hardl'
Yes he did; so burned hard that
l came purity near hollerin OUT
sWhy didn't you holler?'
j Cause | was Altered he'd STOP,
The court fell Of the bench and
had to be carried out and put I'M
r der the hydrant for the purpose OF
resuscitation.
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And Fanny Tullan and Ella Hay
came to the wedding aud helped
the bride rejoice.
sThe story has ended exactly as
it ought tor said Fanny-''as |
f0retoId itwou'd!"
"And now we know that novels
AREN'T bit more. romantic than
real life!' asserted Miss Hay.-Sat.
urday Night.
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w,xY yEx OUR SOULS waTFIzcARs'

why our eouls With carer
THO grave Is cool and low;
Have wc found life so FUR
That wo Should dread TO GOT
wo'vc kissed lovo's sweet red lips'
And left thom sweet nnd rod,
The roac tho Wild hco sips
Blooms on when no is dead.
some faithful friends wo'vc found.
Dutthcy WHO love us best
When We arc under ground
wll laugh on With tho rest.
No task have We begun
But othor hands can taSc;
M work beneath Tho sun
For which We nced TO wake.
Then hold us fast sweet death.
Ifso IT srcmcth hes.
To Him who gave US breath,
That VIC should so 10 rest.
clay us down to sleep.
Our weary eyes to clese.
Whether to wake and weep
Or wako nomoro, He knows.
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Farm and Garden Notes.

i L
Three and fonr.year.old wethers
are best liked for mutton in Eng
land.
Turnips in frosty weather keep
better in the ground than when
pulled and exposed.
Straight backs. broad loins and
roundness of body are valuable
points for fatteniug sheep.
1t is we'll said that tillage means
enlarged resources when practiced
on. heavy lands.
The English Downs, says the
Practical Farmer, produce the best,
mutton, while the Merinos are re
membered for making the finest
wool.
Not only does the linden tree
produce honey in reatablndance.
but its quality is regarded as equal,
if not superior, to that yielded by
white clover.
Pine 'leayes," or needles, make
a capital mulch, for small fruits and
towering plants, for the latter will
push up through sufficient cover
ing.
Sheep will eat more, be more
contented aud thrive better on a
new than al old range. Frequent
change Of range for them is ilnpor-
tant at this season of the year.
Ahog:raiser says: If pig is
we'll bred and from good stock OF
hogs. he should easily. be made to
4 weigh $50 pounds duringthe nine
limonlhs:ofhlss life. go
t.issnotss goo adgmont hold
onto grain afteriti is fGfor market.
In six months from the time is
threshed, wheat will shrink two
quarts to the bushel.
If roses are wllteG before they
can be placed in wafer, immerse
the ends Of the stalks in very hot
water for a minute or two, and
they will regain their pristine fresh
ness.
A Michigan cultivator thinks that
by careful culture, close pruning
and fertilizing with bone and pot
ash. we may secure in u great meas
ure exemption from the yellows in
peaches.
When horse strays away dur.
ing a storm or high wind be sure
he went in the direction of the
wind. A horse breads wind in
his face. With sheep the contrary
lis the case. The sheep faces the
storm.
In selecting SOW for breeding,
choose one that is quiet and mild
in disposition. She may be the one
that will lay on fat most easily, and
it will, therefore, be necessary to
feed sparingly, but she will be all
the better as a breeder for this.
There is no way in which one
can DO tue horse more service, in
the way of keeping him healthy,
than by washing his skin with wa
ter as hot as the hand will bear
Use a large sponge and piece OF
good soap; wash him well and rub
him dry.
Keep good lookout for rats aud
cats. Remove all piles of rubbish
from near where the chickens run.
Bats will not stay where there is
no place for them to run into aud
hide. Keep young chicks az far as
possible from buildings, and the
rat, will not trouble them.
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Beautiful and Elegant are our Gold
and Silver Watches for ladies, gen.
tlemen and boys.
A large variety of steel, nickIe, white
metal, silk (gold-mountedl bamboo, gilt,
electro plate, best roll plate. and solid
gold and silver chains. Ladies lace pins
and ear drops of all kinds and prices
Engagement and wedding rings: La
dies and gents sleeve buttons. Gents
scsrf pins of best plate and solid gold
Lodge pins (M4sonic, odd Fellows Fellow, Roy, Roy
al arcannm,, Knights Of non9r, h te,p
tons, studs, etc. a large assortment OF
spsctacles and eye glasses. We sell
clocks for less money than the dealers IN
general merchandise pay for them tl.a In in
prices to compare favorably with those
Of Baltimore. We can explain Why it is
a fact. You are solicited to call and rs
sure yourself.
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Not only does the linden tree
produce honey in great abundance,
bnti its quality is regarded as equal,
if not superior, to that yielded by
white clover.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-01-22

The English Downs, says the
Practical Farmer, produce the best,
mutton, while the Merinos are re
memberel for making the finest
wool.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-01-22

Pine ':leavcs," or needles, make
u capital mulch, for small fruits and
towering plants, for the latter will
push up through sufficient cover
ing.
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Sheep will eat more, be more
contented aud thrive better on a
new than al old range. Frequent
change of range for them is impor-
tant at this season Of the year.
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Itsissnots good jadg mont TO hold
onto grain after is fcfor market.
In six months from the time it is
threshed, wheat will shrink two
quarts to the buShel.
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Three and fonr.year.old wetbers
are best liked for mutton in Eng
land.
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The oak that braves the fiercest Arctic
blast aud the palm that is wooed to life by
soft winds and warm sunlight, grow to
luxuriance, and together interlace their
branches. Every fruit and flower that has
its home from the snow regions of the frigid
zones to the everglades of the tropics fou-
rishes in the open air here.
WHEAT PRODUCTIONS, ETC.
There are great wheat ranches that en-
ploy scores of men and teams in seed time
and harvest. There are vegetable farms
that produce train loads of vegetables,
great fields of corn, orchards with every
kind of tree fruit, and vineyards with all
the varieties of grapes which grow from
the inhospitable Baltic coast to the deli
cate varieties of the warm and wooing
Mediterranean. The experiences in agri-
culture and horticulture run back before
the days of gold in the 40s. In that long
time the capacities of the soil and climate
have been pretty thoroughly demonstra-
ted. 1t has been shown that wheat, oats
and barely are certain and remunerative
crops, that the yield per acre is fully twice
as much as the average yield in the East
ern States. Corn has been grown with
great success.
ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES
Are produced of superior quality and in
quantities above the average, on alluvial
ground near the streams, or where irriga-
ton is used. Several crops of vegetables
are grown each year. There is no month
of the year but what some kind of vegeta-
ble natures here. AS bearing upon this
question of succession of crops, through
the year and upon the market for these
products, the fact that from November to
June immense quantities of vegetables are
shipped to every town of size west of the
Missouri river, between the British do
minions on the north and the republic of
Mexico on the south. New Orleans. San
Antonio, Austin and Sherman order them
by the carload. Most of the towns in
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota
buy and eat our vegetables during those
months.
SUPPLYING TIE EAST.
This past season train-load lots of vege-
tables were shipped 10 Chicago, Cleveland
and Cincinnati to the end of May. Little
has been said of this demand for California
vegetables but it is true, however, that the
volume Of these shipments is greater than
the shipments Of our fruit. The demand
has doubled each year for the past three or
four years. and there can lie 40 doubt that
all the vegetables possible to be raised here
will bring remunerative prices. There is
probably no branch of farming that pays
better than vegetahle-growing. A small
quantity Of land only is required, and in
ninety days after the first seed is planted
something Of return may be realized.
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And it stays in all its beauty till the dry
season commences, which is in June or
July.
THE SUMNER TEMPERATURES
Are moderated by ocean breezes which
come up the great valley, and make the
afternoons delightful. At night the air
currents are from the higher mountains,
and are refreshing and invigorating. OF
the evenings and nights of the Sacramento
valley no pen nor pencil can draw true
picture. The cloudless starlit sky, the
mild temperatures that WOO to the open
air of porches, lawns or gardens, the per-
vading perfume of 4 sea of flowers, the
quiet hum of an infinite variety of insect
life and the murnur of the foliage of trees
and groves as it stirs to the caresses of the
soft night winds-all these beauties, charms
and glories of semi-tropical nights are be-
yond language to portray.
OUR ITALIAN SKIES.
There are two hundred and sixty cloud
less days each year in this section, and
glorious days they are. For months in the
fall there is one long Indian summer, each
day filled with floods Of sunlight and warm,
balmy south winds, and the land is covered
with the soft autumn haze 1t is said that
there are shadings to every bright picture,
but the picture of San joaquin climate has
few shadows. There are no Billiards, no
cyclones, no snow, no ice, and there is no
record of sunstroke in this district
TEMPERATURE AT STOCKTON.
The temperatures at Stockton are as fol-
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Indian tribe living on the river The
bottoms on the stream are broad. rich and
extremely fertile, and the uplands are
shaded with oak groves. \ showy lupinus
of extraordinary beauty, growing four or
five feet in hight and covered with spikes
in bloom, adorned the banks of the river
and filled the air with light and grateful
perfume. This place is beautiful, with
open groves of oak, and Il grassy s0ard
beneath, with many plants in bloom, some
varieties Of which seem to love the shade
of the trees, and grow there in close, small
fields. Near the river, and replacing the
grass, are great quantities of animo.e, the
leaves of which are used in California for
making, among other things, mats for
saddie-eioths. 4 vine with q small white
flower called here la yerba buena, aud
which, from its abundance, gives name to
an island and town in the bay, was to-day
very frequent on our road-sometimes run
ming on the ground or climbing the trees.
ANoHER pAr's REvEL IN BEAUTY.
march 9th To-day we travele,.
steadily and rapidly up The valley. At
o'clock we came again among innumerable
flowers, and few miles further, fields of
the biue-fowered lupiHs. We have foHsa
this beautiful shrub in .ilickets, some Of
them being asolye feet iB hight. Orea-
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economic point of view, and it Is one of the
chief attractions for the home-seeker and
capitalist who come from the plains and
prairies, conspicuous for their lack of
forests and tree growths. On the valley
portions of this district the great oak
growths furnish an abundance of the best
fuel Along the streams there are wide
borders of oaks, sycamores, cottonwoois.
aiders, ash and willows. On the uplands
and foothills there are abundant tree
growths of various kinds, and on the
higher mountains there is
THE GREAT FOREST BELT
OF the Sierras, extending north and south
through the whole district, and having a
width OF from fifteen to eighteen miles.
These forests compare f,vorably with the
most famous tree growths of the world.
There are cedars that rival those of Le
banon the stately fir ard the sugar pine,
of which Professor Newberry says: "I.ike
all the conifer3 on the Pacific coast it ex
bibits symmetry aud perfection of figure,
4 healthfulneSs and vigor Of growth, not
attained by the trees Of any other part of
the world. The mature tree reaches come
times , hight .! 800 feet and diameter of
isenty. The ynsng trees of the sugar pine
eiye early ISonlise 70 the majesty to which
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her many charms. There is the deep blue
azure Of the Italian skies overhead, the
warm floods of golden sunshine on valley
and on hillside, and the soft winds from
the warm ocean currents. There is no
winter; the great Sierras form a mighty
barrier which defects the cold Arctic cur
rents to the east, and the west winds, tenn
pered by the thermal streams which take
their rise among the tropic isles in the In
dian ocean, come through the Golden Gate,
and, spreading over the land, give it the
orange, citron, pomegranate, magnolia
and other
FLORA OF THE WARM SOUTH.
We still cling to the names Of the sea-
sons, which we brought from cold coun-
tries. We speak of December, January
and February as winter, although in those
months the whole country wears the vernal
bloom of spring, and every valley and hill
side is covered with floral display rich in
every color of the rainbow. There is no
winter; spring and autumn fill the whole
year. With the first warm showers of Oc-
tober "spring unloeks the flowers to paint
the laughing soil" Then
Comes the spring with all its splendors
All its birds aud blossoms;
All its aowers and leaves and grasses
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length of the county, and furnishes not
only vast volume of pure water, but it
furnishes navigation through the whole
year. From the north the Sacramento
brings the collected waters of the whole
northern half Of the State drainage
basin larger than the Empire State, and
washes the whole western border of the
county, Both of these streams are not
only navigable, they ara tidal streams.
From the east, draining the whole western
slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, is
eompiese network of clear mountain
streams flowing through the county. The
largest are the Stanislaus on the south. the
Caiaveras in the center, and the Mokel-
umne on the north. These are large
streams, carrying large volumes of water.
There is also widely
EXTENDED SYSTEM OF SPRINGS,
Which furnish good water. At depth of
from ten to thirty feet pure and lasting
well water is found. Underlying large
portion of the county there are basins OF
pure water from which, at small cost, fow-
ing artesian wells can be had. Around
Stockton there are from fifteen to twenty
flowing wells, that furnish from 100000 to
600,0GU gallons of water daily. The ad-
vantage of being in this artes;an belt is
very great. Flowing wells en- every farm
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with leaves apparently smaller than usual.
The California poppy, of rich orange
color, was numerous. To-day elk and ante
lope made their appearance. Our road
was now one continued enjoyment, and it
was pleasant, riding among the assemblage
of green pastures with varied flowers and
scattered groves, and out of the warm green
spring to look at the grand rocky and
snowy peaks, high above i'll the distance"
FLORAL WEALTH OF SPRING.
All through the winter and spring there
is such 4 floral wealth as no other spot on
earth can excel. Anything more gor-
geously beautiful than the display in
valleys, on uplands, hillside and riverside
it were impossible for any one TO imagine
On every side are fields of rich and radiant
bloom, and you become almost intoxicated
watching the rainbow colors. In places
there are carnivals of colors, in others
there are flower families whore purple,
blue or crimson dominate" Along the
streams, hidden under their bordering
trees, hung with the heavy curtains of
vines, in the deep shadows, there. are masses
of ferns, wood d-mosses, lichens, lilies, sedges,
holly-grasses and liverworts.
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sionally thtee or four plants were clustered
together, forming a grand bouquet, about
ninety feet in circumference and ten feet
high the whole summit covered with
spikes of flowers, the perfume of which is
very sweet and grateful. a lover of natural
be.uitY can imagine with what pleasure we
nd au'';,E these towering groves, which
hlie,i the a;r with 4 light and delicate
fragrance.
We continued on our road, lnterspersed
through an open grove of live oaks which,
in form, were the most symmetrical and
beautiful We had yet seen in the country
The ends Of their branches rested on the
ground, forming somewhat more than L
half sphere of very full and regular figures,
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of tall Lombardy poplars, thrifty red and
blue eucalyptus trees from Australia. All
the palm trees of the tropics including
the beautiful fan palm, and the tender date
and banana palms, grow here. There are
laurel, lemon, lime, larch, holly, orange
olive, magnolia, myrtle, pomegranate,
tulip and yew trees, forming, with the in
digenous growths, an arboral wealth un-
equaled in any one spot on earth There
is every nut-bearing tree that grows on
this continent, and they find everything
congenial to them here
OF the indestructible materials for
buildings there are fine deposits of
limestone, sandstone and granite, and
those beds of clay for freproof and build
ing brick. Around Stockton and the other
towns of this county, brick have been made
for more than third of century. Owing
to the materials for brick being contiguous
to such quantities of good and low-priced
fuel, brick are made and sold at low prices,
and they have been largely used in build
ing. All these lasting materials for build
ings can be had as cheap as anywhere on
thIs
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BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.
Some of the Attractions with which the
Vision Meets.

Some of the Attractions with which the
Vision Meets.
The views that meet the eve from
almost any portion of this section are
most beautiful and grand To the north
are the two blue converging lines of the
mountain ranges on either side of the
parked plains. On the east the Sierras
rise mass upon mass of mountains to an
elevation of $4,000 feet. To the south is
the wide valley of the San Joaquin with
the blue outlines of the parallel
mountains on either side, and on
the west is the Coast Range with
its rounded domes, above which
rises Mt. Diablo, overlooking the ocean on
one hand, and the rich valley on the
other. In the foreground are the green
tree borders that mark the banks of the
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Calaveras and
Mokelumne while all around are the
GREAT GROVES OF OAKS,
Those green-robed Senators of mighty
woods" OF the beauty of this country and its
wealth of flowers, General Fremont, in
the report of his explorations of 1874,
says:
"March 25th-We Travelled for twenty
eight miles over the same delightful coun-
try as yesterday, and halted in beautiful
bottom at the ford of the Rio de los Nuke
Iemnes, receiving its name from another
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PRODUCTIONS.

Immense Yields of Cereals, Vegetables,
Fruits of all Kinds, Etc.
The productions of this section are of
the most varied character. They embrace
everything that grows in the cold North
and in the hot South. The warm days
and the cool nights the year around make
this common ground where the children
ofthe North and South meet and fraternize.
Wheat from the high attitudes and lati-
tudes meets the rice from the South, and
they grow side oy side. The Siberian
crap apple and pomegranate are produced
in the same field. By the side of the Nor
WY pine,
The fragrant orange flowers
Fall to earth in silver showers"